Clothes rack available for dustproof jacket

ABSTRACT

A clothes rack includes a hanging tube, two spaced connectors each mounted on the hanging tube, two substantially T-shaped support seats each mounted on the respective connector, and a top frame detachably mounted between the two support seats. Thus, each of the side rails of the top frame is pressed directly into the slot of the respective support seat, so that the top frame is mounted onto the support seats easily and quickly, thereby facilitating the user mounting the top frame.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a clothes rack for hanging clothes,coat and the like and, more particularly, to a clothes rack availablefor a dustproof jacket.

2. Description of the Related Art

A conventional clothes rack 20 available for a dustproof jacket inaccordance with the prior art shown in FIG. 6 comprises two retractableuprights 21 supported by a hanging tube 22 and a stand 23, and a topframe 24 mounted between the two retractable uprights 21. The top frame24 has two lengthwise tubes 25, two crosswise tubes 26 and anintermediate tube 27. Thus, a dustproof jacket (not shown) can bemounted on the top frame 24 so as to encompass the whole clothes rack20. However, the top frame 24 is secured to the two retractable uprights21 by soldering, thereby complicating assembly of the clothes rack 20,and thereby increasing costs of assembly of the clothes rack 20. Inaddition, the top frame 24 is directly secured to the two retractableuprights 21, so that the clothes rack 20 has a larger volume, therebycausing inconvenience in packaging, storage and transportation of theclothes rack 20.

Another conventional clothes rack 30 available for a dustproof jacket inaccordance with the prior art shown in FIG. 7 comprises a hanging tube31, two spaced connectors 32 each mounted on the hanging tube 31 andeach provided with two mounting studs 320, two retractable uprights 33each having an upper portion connected to the respective connector 32and a lower portion connected to a stand 34, and a top frame 35detachably mounted between the two connectors 32. The top frame 35includes two lengthwise rods 36 having two opposite ends, and twocrosswise rods 37 each having a first end connected to the respectiveend of the respective lengthwise rod 36 by a connector 38 and a bentsecond end inserted into the respective mounting stud 320 of therespective connector 32. However, the top frame 35 has multiple parts,so that the top frame 35 cannot be assembled easily and quickly, therebycausing inconvenience in assembly of the top frame 35 and the clothesrack 30. In addition, the top frame 35 has a complicated construction,thereby greatly increasing costs of fabrication of the clothes rack 30.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a clothesrack, comprising a hanging tube, two spaced connectors each mounted onthe hanging tube, two substantially T-shaped support seats each mountedon the respective connector, and a top frame detachably mounted betweenthe two support seats.

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a clothesrack, wherein each of the side rails of the top frame is presseddirectly into the slot of the respective support seat, so that the topframe is mounted onto the support seats easily and quickly, therebyfacilitating the user mounting the top frame.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a clothes rack,wherein the mounting portion of each of the support seats is locatedbetween any two adjacent intermediate lengthwise strips of the topframe, so that the top frame is located between the two support seats toprevent the top frame from being displaced transversely relative to thesupport seats.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a clothesrack, wherein the top frame is integrally formed with the lengthwisestrips and the crosswise strips by soldering, so that the top frame ismade easily and quickly, thereby enhancing the working efficiency, andthereby decreasing costs of fabrication.

A further objective of the present invention is to provide a clothesrack, wherein the top frame is supported by the lengthwise strips andthe crosswise strips, so that the top frame has a greater strength towithstand a larger load.

Further benefits and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent after a careful reading of the detailed description withappropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING(S)

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a clothes rack in accordance with thepreferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the clothes rack asshown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a locally perspective enlarged view of the clothes rack asshown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a locally top plan enlarged view of the clothes rack as shownin FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a locally front plan cross-sectional enlarged view of theclothes rack as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a conventional clothes rack inaccordance with the prior art.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of another conventional clothes rack inaccordance with the prior art.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Referring to the drawings and initially to FIGS. 1 and 2, a clothes rack10 in accordance with the preferred embodiment of the present inventioncomprises a hanging tube 11, two spaced connectors 12 each mounted onthe hanging tube 11, two retractable uprights 13 each having an upperportion connected to the respective connector 12 and a lower portionconnected to a stand 14, two substantially T-shaped support seats 122each mounted on the respective connector 12, and a top frame 15detachably mounted between the two support seats 122.

The hanging tube 11 has two ends each provided with a secondary tube 16.

Each of the two connectors 12 is substantially T-shaped and has a sleeve120 mounted on the hanging tube 11, and each of the two support seats122 is mounted on the sleeve 120 of the respective connector 12.

Each of the two retractable uprights 13 includes an outer tube 131having a lower end mounted on the stand 14, an inner tube 132retractably mounted in the outer tube 131 and having an upper endconnected to the respective connector 12, and a clamping member 130mounted between the outer tube 131 and the inner tube 132 to clamp theinner tube 132 onto the outer tube 131.

Referring to FIGS. 1-5, each of the support seats 122 is perpendicularto the respective connector 12 and protruded upwardly from a top of therespective connector 12. Each of the support seats 122 has a top formedwith a substantially U-shaped mounting portion 122 a having an insideformed with a substantially rectangular slot 122 b which is extendedlongitudinally through a whole length of the mounting portion 122 a ofeach of the support seats 122. The slot 122 b of each of the supportseats 122 has a side wall formed with an inwardly extending snappingportion 122 c.

The top frame 15 has a net-shaped inside provided with a plurality oflengthwise strips 150 and a plurality of crosswise strips 152intersecting with and perpendicular to the lengthwise strips 150. Thetop frame 15 has two side rails 151 each inserted into the slot 122 b ofthe respective support seat 122. Each of the side rails 151 of the topframe 15 is detachably locked in the slot 122 b of the respectivesupport seat 122 and retained by the snapping portion 122 c of therespective support seat 122.

Each of the side rails 151 of the top frame 15 has a rectangular shapecorresponding to that of the slot 122 b of the respective support seat122 and has a height substantially equal to a distance between thesnapping portion 122 c and a bottom wall of the slot 122 b of therespective support seat 122 as shown in FIG. 5, so that each of the siderails 151 of the top frame 15 is retained by the snapping portion 122 cof the respective support seat 122.

In addition, the mounting portion 122 a of each of the support seats 122has a length substantially equal to a distance between any two adjacentintermediate lengthwise strips 150 of the top frame 15 as shown in FIG.4, so that the mounting portion 122 a of each of the support seats 122is located between any two adjacent intermediate lengthwise strips 150of the top frame 15, and the top frame 15 is located between the twosupport seats 122 to prevent the top frame 15 from being displacedtransversely relative to the support seats 122.

Accordingly, each of the side rails 151 of the top frame 15 is presseddirectly into the slot 122 b of the respective support seat 122, so thatthe top frame 15 is mounted onto the support seats 122 easily andquickly, thereby facilitating the user mounting the top frame 15. Inaddition, the mounting portion 122 a of each of the support seats 122 islocated between any two adjacent intermediate lengthwise strips 150 ofthe top frame 15, so that the top frame 15 is located between the twosupport seats 122 to prevent the top frame 15 from being displacedtransversely relative to the support seats 122. Further, the top frame15 is integrally formed with the lengthwise strips 150 and the crosswisestrips 152 by soldering, so that the top frame 15 is made easily andquickly, thereby enhancing the working efficiency, and therebydecreasing costs of fabrication. Further, the top frame 15 is supportedby the lengthwise strips 150 and the crosswise strips 152, so that thetop frame 15 has a greater strength to withstand a larger load.

Although the invention has been explained in relation to its preferredembodiment(s) as mentioned above, it is to be understood that many otherpossible modifications and variations can be made without departing fromthe scope of the present invention. It is, therefore, contemplated thatthe appended claim or claims will cover such modifications andvariations that fall within the true scope of the invention.

1. A clothes rack, comprising: a hanging tube; two spaced connectorseach mounted on the hanging tube; two substantially T-shaped supportseats each mounted on the respective connector; a top frame detachablymounted between the two support seats.
 2. The clothes rack in accordancewith claim 1, wherein each of the support seats has a top formed with amounting portion having an inside formed with a slot.
 3. The clothesrack in accordance with claim 2, wherein the mounting portion of each ofthe support seats is substantially U-shaped.
 4. The clothes rack inaccordance with claim 2, wherein the slot of each of the support seatshas a substantially rectangular shape.
 5. The clothes rack in accordancewith claim 2, wherein the slot of each of the support seats is extendedlongitudinally through a whole length of the mounting portion of each ofthe support seats.
 6. The clothes rack in accordance with claim 2,wherein the top frame has two side rails each inserted into the slot ofthe respective support seat.
 7. The clothes rack in accordance withclaim 6, wherein the slot of each of the support seats has asubstantially rectangular shape, and each of the side rails of the topframe has a rectangular shape corresponding to that of the slot of therespective support seat.
 8. The clothes rack in accordance with claim 6,wherein the slot of each of the support seats has a side wall formedwith an inwardly extending snapping portion, and each of the side railsof the top frame is detachably locked in the slot of the respectivesupport seat and retained by the snapping portion of the respectivesupport seat.
 9. The clothes rack in accordance with claim 8, whereineach of the side rails of the top frame has a height substantially equalto a distance between the snapping portion and a bottom wall of the slotof the respective support seat, so that each of the side rails of thetop frame is retained by the snapping portion of the respective supportseat.
 10. The clothes rack in accordance with claim 2, wherein the topframe has a net-shaped inside provided with a plurality of lengthwisestrips and a plurality of crosswise strips intersecting with andperpendicular to the lengthwise strips.
 11. The clothes rack inaccordance with claim 10, wherein the mounting portion of each of thesupport seats has a length substantially equal to a distance between anytwo adjacent intermediate lengthwise strips of the top frame, so thatthe mounting portion of each of the support seats is located between anytwo adjacent intermediate lengthwise strips of the top frame, and thetop frame is located between the two support seats to prevent the topframe from being displaced transversely relative to the support seats.12. The clothes rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of thesupport seats is perpendicular to the respective connector.
 13. Theclothes rack in accordance with claim 1, wherein each of the supportseats is protruded upwardly from a top of the respective connector. 14.The clothes rack in accordance with claim 6, wherein each of the siderails of the top frame is pressed directly into the slot of therespective support seat, so that the top frame is mounted onto thesupport seats.
 15. The clothes rack in accordance with claim 10, whereinthe top frame is integrally formed with the lengthwise strips and thecrosswise strips.
 16. The clothes rack in accordance with claim 1,wherein each of the two connectors is substantially T-shaped and has asleeve mounted on the hanging tube, and each of the two support seats ismounted on the sleeve of the respective connector.